Drug Overdose and Antidotes Course Summary

Drug Overdose and Antidotes Course Summary is organized by CEUfast, Inc.. This course has been approved for a maximum of 2 Contact Hours including 2 Advanced Pharmacology Hours.

Last Updated: 12/20/2021
This course will be updated or discontinued on or before Saturday, November 18, 2023

Outcomes
The purpose of this activity is to provide nurses with the knowledge needed to assess and treat a poisoned patient, specifically a patient with a known or possible drug overdose.

Objectives
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

• Identify the first step in the treatment of a poisoned patient.
• Summarize vital sign changes caused by overdose with specific drugs.
• Identify two toxidromes.
• Outline the laboratory tests and diagnostic tests that should be done for all poisoned patients.
• Distinguish the drug level that should be measured in all poisoned patients.
• Summarize when gastric decontamination should be used.
• Categorize four antidotes and the indications for their use.